Indicator



Nov. 3, 1925. 1,560,336

J. F. DoDD iNnIcA'roR Filed July s. 1924 2 sheds-sneer 1 Nov. 3,1925. 1,560,336

J. F. DQDD INDICATOR `Filed July 3. 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 A TTOHNEYS Patented Nov. 3, 1925.

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INDICATOR."

Application filed July 3, 1924i Serial No. 724,004.

T05 all tai/0in it may concern."

iBe itfknoivn that l, drums F os'rnusDonn, `a citizen ottheUnitedStates ot `finiericn, and a yresident ot Delaware, in the county of Delaware, andState otfOhio, have invented anew and lniprovedindicator, of which the following. is a` description.

My invcntionreiutes toen indicatingv device which ivliile useful :for other purposes is particularly adapted tor embodiment in nuv indicating means `for' use :it-gasoline stationsl 'For displaying the price ot the gasoline und calculated amounts representing various quantities at given prices".

'the present invention is intended as an improvement on the indicatcr tor which Letter-s Patent No. 147341@ was grunted to nie Noveinber, 1923.

The general object of the present invein l tion is to provide nniindicator ot the indicated type ii'njn'oved in various particulars with a view to obtain.simplicity'as Well es fonvenience .in changing the' indicating nreansto show the cest et'` Q'iven quantities et different prices.

The nature ot' my invention and distinguishing teaturesand advantages Will clear-lj7 appear ns the description proceeds.

Reference is to be had to the accompaH inn` drawings termini;l n part ot this specification. it being understood that the druivings are merely illustrative ot practical exA amples ot the invention.

I'Figure 1 is zisideelevation oi zin indicator embodying my invention;

Fi jrre 2 is :in elevation of the card holdai Ae the casing` being removed; i* ip'ure 3 is a transverse verticalscctiou through the card holder :is indicated by the line 3MB, Figure 2;r

Figure -elf is' ai pien view of the indicntor including the casing?,` and supportirmn bracket; Y

Figure 5 is un enlarged horizontal section as indicated by the line 5---5, Figure 1;

Figure 6 is an enlarged transverse vertical section as indicated b v the line 6 6, Fign ure 1;

Figures 7, 8,. 9 and 10 ure perspective views o different members forming the cesing;

Figure 11 is a view partly in section and n partly in end elevation illustrating a modiication;

Figure 12 isa perspective.view on asnrall scale `ot the cardholder showing the er# rangement` ot numbers on thelrespective iaces of the cardsfto indicate :i givenipricc otigasoline on the two outermost cardsvis iblei :it opposite sides ot'ftheindi-cater;

ln carrying ont myl invention. in the 'terni shown-in Figures 11to lO-und Figure 12, it cardV holding :frumef designated generally by the numerall is provided, presenting achet-` tom crossbar 1G and upright side members 17. Connecting the upper ends ot the up@ rightineinbers17 is aftopibar 18 `on which the cards 19 are hung.l by-.ringsQO passing` through holes 21 in the cards.andfemhracing saidftop bai-i153. The tra-infel'inpracticefis sul'ipiorted in any.suitablefmanner usitor ex'- ainple by abracket l22suitably clnmpedfto a tubular standard 23 and formed with anni *e through which isqpassedA a depending' threaded stud *25 on the bottom bur y'1G offV the cerdl holder, .saidstud having a nut26.

A `separable casing' is provided vfor the holder 15,.s2i`id casingr being' designated. generally b' r the nunfieral 27,4Whieh'lis composed ott-wo .iler sides'28,u29 shown separately in- Fi eures? and 8 rand la flanged binding` lend reintorcing' strip f3() iasivell asnI pain ot rnetallic Weather strips''l. 'The sides 28, 29 haveltlanges 32, 33 at the topend sides which overlap or telescope `as clezu'lvsho-wn in Fi nu re the Han Les bei n10' omitted nt the bottornto ui'i'ord clearanceifor the entrance and removalvot treme 1.5. VF1`hesides28,\29 are open `at the center `tor the mejor' portion ot' their area 21V-nd the openings are closed' by trnnspicuous sheets 134i usually ent Celluloid. lThe overlapped `'flanges 32, 88 are. embraced b v the tiafngred*binding k) ivliiehis of inverted" U-shnpe and extendingl over the top and sidesr to nizi'liethe casingweather-tight. For a siuiilzir purpose the strips 81 are secured tof the f ifrontl and back 28, 29 `nt*tlie bottom thereo'ffat the interior, see Figure 6. Fasteners V Vof known form having split bendable Shanks are shown as employed in the illustrated example for se curing the binding strip 30 to the franges 32, 33.

Reverting to the cards 19 and making special reference to Figure 12, the number such as 24 representing for example the price of gasoline per gallon is `vin a large panel on a. face of the card, said panel being ot transpari separated by a vertical line from a narrower panel bearing a vertical row of numbers from 2 to 15, for instance, as shown representing different quantities expressed in gallons and thecalculated price of the dilierent quantities at the price displayed in the larger panel. The order of the large-r and smaller panels is reversed on the opposite sides of the card and a given number on a face of one card is repeated on the opposite face of the next card. The arrangement is such that when a given card 19 is swung` on the bar 18 from one side to the other of the indicator, the same number will be displayed on both sides of the indicator. Thus, a card bearing the number 24 on one face will bear the next higher number on its opposite face, and the same numbers, that is to say, corresponding numbers, are displayed on one face of each card. The described arrangement of the cards will bc clear from an inspection of Figures 1, 2 and 12.

In order to change the price displayed in the large panel and to display corresponding columns of quantities and calculated price for given quantities, it is necessary only to swing the card over the bar 18 from one side of the indicator to the other.

In the form of the invention shown in Figure 11 the card holder 115 corresponds in all respects with the card holder 15 eX- cept that the casing is in the form of sections pivoted to said ho-lder. Thus, said casing constitutes sides 128, 129 having flanges 132 and 133 that overlap in the closed position of the casing sections. Pivots 37 secure the side flanges 132, 133 to the vertical bars of the holder 115 permitting said sections 128, 129 to be swung outwardly to the dotted line positions to thus afford access to the cards in the holder 115 for permitting them to swing over the bar 18. rIhe numeral 2O indicates the rings 20 employed in the construction shown in Figure 11 as in the irst construction. Fasteners '135 secure the sheets 34 to the casing sections.

I would state in conclusion that while the illustrated examples constitute practical enibodin'ients of my invention, I do not limit myself strictly to the exact details herein illustrated, since, manifestly, the same can be considerably varied without departure from the spirit of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

1. An indicator of the class described comprising a card holder having means at the bottoni to secure the same to a support and having a top cross bar, a plurality of indicating cards, means swingably suspending said cards from the top cross bar, and a casing formed of side sections, said casingbeing in separable relation to the card holder and having side members and top members to exclude rain from the card holder, the said casing having transpicuous sides and said cards bearing' indicia on faces thereof and so disposed that when a card is swung from one side of the holder over the top cross bar to the other side of the holder the same indicia will appear at both transpicuous sides of the casing.

2. An indicator of the class described' comprising a card holder having a cross bar, a. plurality of indicating cards suspended on said cross bar and swingable thereon from a position at one side of the card holder to a position at the opposite side of the card holder, said cards bearing indicia, and a casing formed of side sections, said casing being in separable relation to the card holder and having transpicuous sides, and the indicia on a face of one card being duplicated on the face of an adjacent card so that the same indicia will appear on the cards at opposite sides of the casing.

3. An indicator of the class described comprising a card holder, cards suspended on said card holder and swingable thereon from a position at one side of the holder to a position at the opposite side, said cards bearing indicia so positioned that the same indicia appears at both sides, and a casing having an open bottom and closed sides and top, said casing being in separable relation to the card holder.

4. An indicator of the class described comprising a card holder, cards suspended on said card holder and swingable thereon from a position at one side of the holder to a position at the opposite side, said cards bearing indicia soy positioned that the same indicia app ars at both sides cf the holder, said casing having a sliding relation to the card holder to bc lifted therefrom for exposing t-hc card holder or to be dropped onto the card holder for housing the holder.

JAMES FOSTER DODD. 

